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Socially generated and shared graphical representations

US 9,928,623 B2 · Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation · Inventors: Abuelsaad; Kelly et al.

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FiledSeptember 12, 2014
GrantedMarch 27, 2018
Expired (fee)March 27, 2026
Application number14/484730
Classification (CPC)G06F3/0481 +2 more
Length13 pages

Drawings 5

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201520172019202120232025Application filedSep 12, 2014Application publishedMarch 17, 2016Patent grantedMarch 27, 20183.5-year fee paidSep 27, 20217.5-year fee not paidSep 27, 2025Patent expiredMarch 27, 2026

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3.5-year feeDue September 27, 2021Paid
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11.5-year feeDue September 27, 2029Never came due

US family 2 documents, by filing date

Published applicationUS 2016/0078652 A1

SOCIALLY GENERATED AND SHARED GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATIONS

Filed Sep 2014 · published Mar 2016
Published application
This documentUS 9,928,623 B2

Socially generated and shared graphical representations

Filed Sep 2014 · granted Mar 2018
Lapsed, fee not paid

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